Is this picture a gem or what? This is Teacher Ben and her 3rd Grade Class at St. Teresa's Convent in 1972. Just seeing the posture of these girls tells you Teacher Ben was no joke...LOL. Her girls are standing straight with hands to their side, while others sit with feet together and hands on their lap. They look as though they just completed a stint at a finishing school that teaches girls social graces. So who are these girls? They are none other than Friskies Class of 1981, and you know them. Some of them pictured here are: Valena Jones, Varnelle Marshall, Enid-Mai Jones, Tarloh Sebwe, Maima Gorgla, Hannah Martin, and Alberta Williams. Can you find them in this picture. Better yet, can you name the rest of the girls? Use the comments section to tell us the names we are missing.
In the 70's, the greatest high school rivalry in Liberia was St. Patrick's vs B. W. Harris. Saints vs Spartans. No other came close. High school basketball season always opened with St. Patrick's Gala Day game. I suspect this picture features one of those games. The game came with drama, pride and bragging rights to boot. We were friends off the court, but enemies on. On this day in 1978, point gaurd Lami Mason is at the free throw line, while Saints center Patrick Nepay and the Spartans player look on. I don't remember the outcome of this particular game, but since this is our blog, it's safe to say we FLOGGED them lol!!!! This picture reminds me of something striking about Saints Basketball. To watch St. Patrick's enter any gym for a game was to see a team from the future. Look at Lami and Patrick: high quality matching jerseys, shorts, sneakers, socks, and knee pads. All coordinated with Saints signature green and white. Think about this. Saints was rocking this gear in the 70's in Africa lol!. Now take a look at the player from the Spartans. His outfit is more representative of teams in Africa lol. He "got on his singlay, with his P.E. trahsay, nasty hospital bandage around his legs, old scobie". I mean damn... it's a wonder they allowed them on the same floor with the Saints lol! Nonetheless, that rivalry stands as priceless. There will be no other.
There was nothing more exciting to St. Patrick's boys than Convent's gala day. To watch these girls strut their stuff throughout the heart of the city and then make their way to walls of St. Patrick's was nostalgic. This picture features Friskies Class of 1978 drilling through the streets of Monrovia on their gala day in 1978. They are stunning in their beautiful African outfits. We recognize of few members in this picture, including Agnes Elliott, Sanadeh Koffa and Nukey Harding. If you recognize anyone else in this picture, please let us know by using the comments section to tell us.
